Western Kentucky President Timothy Caboni remembers his first year at the school five years ago when he attended his first senior night for the soccer program.
He was impressed with the excitement and energy at the field, but not with the area the team had to prepare for the ceremony – in the bench area.
“I knew then that our athletes deserve better,” Caboni said Tuesday outside of the school’s soccer and softball fields during a groundbreaking ceremony for WKU’s new soccer and softball complex.
WKU’s Board of Regents in April approved the construction of a new indoor facility for the two programs, which will serve as everyday locker rooms and office spaces.